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Tongwynlais Picture Album

The Tongwynlais, Taff’s Well and Nantgarw Picture Album I’ve borrowed a set of books which feature historic photos of the village. The ...

Library services for the housebound

Libraries in the area have a special home delivery service for residents of the borough that are housebound due to age or infirmity. This can be be...

Tractor production is up 30% Map_icon

Particularly choice quotes about the library from July’s Blackheath Assembly minutes (emphasis mine): The meeting received information that t...

Interview: Hackney author Tim Gee on his new book, Counterpower

Tim Gee talks about the history civil disobedience and why 'Counterpower' is crucial for democracy

Bristol anti-racism campaigner launches new book

Paul Stephenson OBE is one of the leading black civil rights activists of his generation and will be with Tony Benn at Foyles Bookshop today

The Settler’s Cookbook author talk tonight

Henry Olonga talks about blood, sweat and treason

Landfall by Helen Gordon – review

Helen Gordon's debut novel Landfall finds emotional depth in escaping from Hackney to the suburbs

Adrian Grant gives Michael Jackson talk tonight

Harlesden Library 7pm – 8.30pm tonight – 10 October Download  Adrian Grant Michael Jackson poster

Eyewitness account of Abergele rail accident

“The Fenians were supposed to have the secret of a mysterious combustible known as “Greek Fire” which was unquenchable by water. ...

Interview: Consequences author Emeka Egbounu

The Citizen talks to Emeka Egbounu about growing up in Hackney

Authors in Bristol to make sense of our place in world

Making sense of the world and our place in it are themes that will be touched upon by authors Courttia Newland and Gary Younge at Bristol Central L...

Programme for Bristol first literature festival is launched

The festival, 'Unputdownable', which will run from the October 14-23, will feature homegrown writing talent, as well as visiting authors, poets and...

Free books on offer as part of Lichfield Literature festival

Free books are being made available as part of the Lichfield Literature festival. Trick Of The Dark by best-selling crime writer Val McDermid is av...

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Blackheath Society Vice-presidents Neil Rhind and Tony Aldous will be carrying out a guided walk (same route both days) looking at some of Blackhea...

Jeffrey Archer to launch Bristol’s Big Read

Best-selling author Jeffrey Archer will be in Bristol next week to help launch a new campaign to get Bristol reading

Co-op looks back at its history with book

Memory book: Lincolnshire Co-op will be releasing a book, looking back over its 150-year history.

Local author launches first trafficking novel

Dramatic story: A Lincoln man has written a book based on his own trafficking and sex slavery research.

Interview: Made in Britain author James Gavin Bower on the Hackney riots

A Hackney novelist gives his take on the recent unrest

Interview: Yvvette Edwards, Man Booker Prize longlister

Hackney-raised author's début novel A Cupboard Full of Coats has met with great acclaim

Volunteers needed to help deliver library books

Brent Libraries need volunteers to help deliver books to people who can’t get to a library. Brent Libraries provide a free home library service ...

Ephemeral Digest: A swashbuckling read in Bristol’s great pirate tradition

The Bristolian pirate theme started with the Old Vic’s presentation of Treasure Island and it seems apt to follow up with a similar swashbuckling...

"Shadowlands" by local author Phil Cornelius

"Shadowlands" is a book of poetry and photographs of the North Yorkshire moors and coast by local author Phil Cornelius. Phil who lives in Kirkbymo...

This week's arts diary

The Dean Martin tribe, Finnegan's mobile and Stella Rimington's 007 gaffeScotland the verbose✒We recorded a fascinating discussion on Scottish li...

Authors sign up to appear at the Lichfield Literature festival

Organisers of the sixth Lichfield Literature festival are promising the event will be the biggest yet. This year’s event will be spread over ...

Interview: Joe Dunthorne on his new book, Wild Abandon

The Hackney author discusses his second novel, which readers have greeted with acclaim

Children’s author Paula Broderick to meet Bristol fans

Children's author Paula Broderick is to visit Bristol this weekend to meet fans and sign copies of her new book.

Ludlow author writes her way across Shropshire and the Welsh borders

A Shropshire children’s author, who has vowed to write her way across the county to celebrate her latest book will be popping in at Ludlow’s Ca...

Telford and North Wales

“Mr. Telford applied the same methods in the reconstruction of these roads that he had already adopted in Scotland and Wales, and the same im...

Local radio show up for European award

European award: A radio show in Lincoln has been nominated for a prestigious podcast award.

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